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Adapted From The Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem, Beowulf, Beowulf & Grendel Is A Grandly Staged Medieval Adventure That Tells The Blood-Soaked Tale Of A Norse Warrior'S Battle Against The Great And Murderous Troll, Grendel. The Monster, Grendel, Is Not A Creature Of Mythic Powers, But One Of Flesh And Blood - Immense Flesh And Raging Blood, Driven By A Vengeance From Being Wronged, While Beowulf, A Victorious Soldier In His Own Right, Has Become Increasingly Troubled By The Hero-Myth Rising Up Around His Exploits. Beowulf'S Willingness To Kill On Behalf Of King Hrothgar Wavers When It Becomes Clear That The King Is More Responsible For The Troll'S Rampages Than Was First Apparent. Starring Gerard Butler.

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I just saw this film in San Francisco. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this troll myth but some gory violence and primitive script spoken with unintelligible accent.

So I was more than pleasantly surprised when the impacting music and the spectacular pristine scenery quickly took me into the world where a giant's young son experiences a major trauma of getting his dad killed in front him and grows up alone and isolated with retribution in mind. So this Grendel is actually portrayed much more as a human with an unfortunate fate than a murderous monster without any personal identity, and I liked that. Beowulf who steps up initially to exterminate the troll starts sensing and detecting that there's more to this huge person than what was told of him, particularly after one of the troll's visit to the king's beer house (in which all Grendel did was pee on the front door to tease the warriors inside -- this scene was really funny). A great sense of humor with a modern twist is felt all throughout this film and really lightened up this stark ice-clad Scandinavian setting, and save the film from being unnecessarily dark and serious.

All the actors were great. Skarsgard (Hrothgar) and Butler (Beowulf) in particular, fit right into their roles. Although Sarah Polley's accent did't really mesh with the rest and her portrayal of the character was a bit too modern at times, she played the part of the mysterious firey witch really well.

Gunnarson's interpretation of the tale, making Beowulf's compassion towards the troll and those around the troll an integral part of the epic, really sets this film way apart from the rest of the average monster movies, and makes this a classy entertainment film of its own. No, it's not your typical trashy monster movie. It's WAY better than that and IS worth your viewing time if you have good enough a taste for a quality film with substance and many subtleties.

I saw this film at the Toronto Film Festival 2005. For a movie that realied completely on nature and make-up, it is amazingly scenic. No weird CGI creatures or backdrops, it's all real. The script is quite funny and the storyline and interpretation is very well thought out. This is the best Beowulf interpretation I've yet encountered. And the DVD promises to be PACKED with goodies!

The story is now nearly two thousand years old. We are used to the written version that was solidified centuries later. This story in the original tradition places a different slant on the tale while holding close to the original. If told verbatim this would be a twenty minute movie so some of the information was filled in from inference. The ending has been changed to pose a new question and allow for a possible sequel.

The Dane King Hrothgar (Stellan Skarsgård) crosses paths with a troll (instead of some Harry Potter or Shreck type creature this is more of a Neanderthal) who had the audacity to steal a fish. That is a killing offence. Unfortunately after the troll is dispatched Hrothgar realizes he left a trollet behind. Through an act of kindness or for some other reason he lets the little Grendel (Hringur Ingvarsson) survive. Now grown up Grendel (Ingvar E. Sigurdsson. Actually two actors) as required by tradition takes revenge on Danes.

With out knowing the facts the Geet hero Beowulf (Gerard Butler,) (twelve years later, even though they are a day's sail away) hears about King Hrothgar plight and takes his men to the rescue. There he meets a distraught King, a mad monk, a witchy woman and an illusive and cunning Grendel.

One thing that gives the film worth is that Grendel may be strong but mortal and Beowulf is not as strong as 30 men; this makes the tale more like something that could have really happened and turned into a myth.

You will enjoy the real scenery and the refreshing absence of all that mind warping CGI.

This movie is excellent, the scenery is divine, the cast has been chosen to perfection(well apart from when Ms Polley's speaks, the accent doesn't mix with the rest of the cast's)

The movie has pretty much everything, drama, action, comedy,even a teeny sex scene with the Gorgeous Viking Beowulf- he really is a beo wulf= Live Wolf;(Can I keep him please!) Gerard Butler is charismatic(as always) as the Geat hero.

Grendel is fantastic I really felt for the troll, the movie isn't a hollywood action flic, because this movie has credibility, BUY IT! Do yourself a favour watch a great movie and if you like intelligent gorgeous hero's with a heart you'll fall madly for Beowulf!

Some regard this film as an international movie. The truth is, without the Canadian screenwriter and director, this film would never have happened. And in spite of the rugged beauty of Iceland, the the horrendous weather of the late season filming almost destroyed the production.

The whole concept of this film was based around, "What would it be like if Beowulf were based on an event that actually happened? How might we tell it?"

One of the biggest complaints of the movie is in regards to the amount of swearing. The swearing actually goes way way back in history and one must remember that Christianity was not the big thing back then, as well as the culture itself being non-Christian (pagan). To the critics I say, lighten up and realize that there is more than one kind of belief system in the world.

People argue that it's not true to the original story. But the film makers had to make a creative choice, stay true to the sanitized barbarians who bore no resemblance to the scandinavians of the time, or stay true to the feel of the age while re-envisioning one third of the original story to make it feel like something that could have actually happened. It's simply not possible for a man to totally rip Grendel's arm completely off. Try pulling a wing off an uncooked chicken and it'll give you a good idea.

If you watch the film carefully, you won't see Beowulf's men seeing what Beowulf sees. For example, on their journey to Daneland, nobody sees the sea witch grab Beowulf's arm, as he had his back to them. That's why they look at him wondering why he was suddenly so upset. The men don't see Grendel's arm come off as he killed the one witness (apart from Beowulf) before prying off his arm with a spear head for leverage.Read more ›